Art History and Film Studies

About this course

Art history and film studies together examine how visual meaning is made, how images and moving pictures function within culture and society, and what they reveal about the historical moments and contexts that produced them. Art history develops the analytical tools for understanding painting, sculpture, architecture, photography and other visual forms, exploring how images communicate, how they are valued and contested, and what the history of visual art tells us about power, identity and human experience. Film studies applies a related but distinct critical vocabulary to cinema, examining how films are constructed, how they create emotional and intellectual effects, and what they mean within broader cultural and political contexts. At the University of St Andrews you will study across four years of full-time study, including a year abroad that broadens your cultural and visual experie

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 45% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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